How will El Niño affect the world?Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 From Australia to California, the UK to Peru, turbulent weather is on the way | |
Trustworthy science journalism is more essential than everTue, 29 Sep 2026 10:59:45 +0000 As New Scientist celebrates its 70th anniversary, climate change, AI and misinformation have heightened the need for rigorous, sceptical reporting | |
Scientists can’t stop using AI, even when forbidden from doing soMon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 When scientists were asked to review papers for a conference without using AI tools, many of them ignored the request and used AI anyway | |
Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate ministerMon, 28 Sep 2026 15:52:17 +0000 Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist | |
Embracing the glitches in gravity could give us a unified theory of realityMon, 28 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Physicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve that problem – and clear up other cosmic mysteries, too | |
AI finds 3D shape that fills all space with a never-repeating patternMon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 A 3D shape that can tile 3D space, leaving no gaps and never forming a repeating pattern, has been discovered using an AI model. The researcher behind the findings, who has no academic background in the area, says his work has angered professional mathematicians | |
Why is this monster El Niño so strong?Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so powerful | |
Can you hack your brain to be ultra-productive?Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An endless stream of distractions, from email notifications to overlapping deadlines, can make focus slip away. Columnist Helen Thomson went hunting for neuroscience-backed ways to boost your productivity | |
Blood test could gauge if a baby has a dangerous infection in 15 minutesSat, 26 Sep 2026 22:01:00 +0000 Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. But a test that gauges whether the infection is bacterial or viral, which tend to be milder, could prevent unnecessary drug use | |
Virtual green spaces and classical music reduce blood pressure in hospitalFri, 25 Sep 2026 22:01:00 +0000 Watching a river flow via a virtual-reality headset while listening to classical music seems to quickly bring people's blood pressure down from a dangerously high level in hospital | |